This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UCLA chapter.

After some very long nights and early mornings of studying and caffeine, fifth week has flown by once again! But no matter how many times we go through midterms, the same sequence of events seems to always occur…

1. Your test is next week – that’s plenty of time to study! Time to kick back and relax until it gets closer.

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2. Three whole days before the test?! Let’s be honest, you always procrastinate anyways. Plus, the new season of Scandal started, so you need to catch up! And then there’s always 11 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy waiting for you…

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3. It’s time for you to start studying! So you pull out those books… and you realize you don’t know any of the information.

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4. Your roommate watching The Bachelor five feet away from you is not helping you focus, so you madly rush to the library.

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BUT YOU CAN’T FIND A SEAT! Ugh, typical.

5. You finally snag a desk after walking around the entire library four times, shooting desperate glances at everyone you see. Success! Then you start reading your notes.

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WHAT DO THESE NOTES MEAN?

6. You realize it’s going to be a long night. You need coffee.

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And food. (Chocolate, cookies, pie, ice cream – you don’t discriminate!)

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7. Things are going pretty well – you’re studying hard! You’ve only had a few brief Instagram/Twitter/texting breaks, which is impressive self-restraint.

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8. You definitely need to pull an all-nighter to get this done. You can do it!

9. After what seems like ten years of flash cards, textbooks, notes, and lecture slides, you’ve filled your head with enough information to make your brain explode and some hair fall out. You have no choice but to surrender to sleep and hope for the best.

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10. It’s time to go to class! First thing’s first – you need more coffee. And probably some ibuprofen.

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Don’t forget the classic “I got no sleep but I’m ready for my midterm” outfit – sweats, sweatshirt, Uggs, and the ever-so-lovely messy bun!

11. You find your favorite seat in the lecture hall (the one that will magically send you the right answers in case you get stuck). You’re ready to take the test. Gotta keep those eyes open first, though!

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12. You get the exam – time to show what you know!

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…Or what you don’t. Why was nothing that your TA reviewed actually on the test?!

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13. You turn in the test, but you’re not totally sure what just happened.

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Eh, who cares! It’s over! Whoo!

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14. After a quick mental celebration on the way back to your room, you pass out for a few minutes (or hours). Gotta get that energy back!

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15. Now that you’re up and ready to go, you deserve a reward for your struggles. You know what that means – girls’ night out! Show off those moves!